Three Montgomery county residents killed in auto accident

Erika E. Durham

Published 7:00 pm, Monday, July 14, 2003

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Three Montgomery County residents were killed July 5 after their vehicle hit a tree near Montgomery. Just before 9 p.m., George Sidney Stephens Jr., 20, of Montgomery; Jasmine Edwards, 19, of Willis and Willy Earl Williams III, 12, of Montgomery were traveling eastbound on FM 1097 when the driver of the 1999 Pontiac Firebird lost control of the vehicle.

The collision took place just west of Bentwater Drive.

Texas Department of Public Safety communications officers report that Williams died at 9:11 p.m. at the scene, while Stephens was transported via LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, where he died at 11:36 p.m.

Edwards was taken to Conroe Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead at 12:59 a.m.

DPS officials reported that neither the driver nor the passengers were wearing their seatbelts.

Only one vehicle was involved in the accident and there were no other injuries. Road conditions were reported to be dry at the time.

Williams' body was taken by Addison-Smith Funeral Home. The bodies of Stephens and Edwards were taken to the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office.

DPS officials said the relationship between Williams, Stephens and Edwards is unknown.

Another Montgomery County man was killed in a one vehicle accident July 4 when his Chevrolet van crashed into a telephone junction box in Waller County.

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